2026
Best cities for pharmacists to move to
385 metros with a published BLS OEWS May 2025 median, ranked by what is left after tax and rent. One adult, one bedroom. Longview leaves $7,405 a month.
| Rank | Metro | Pay | Left over | Employment | LQ | Paid to move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Longview, WAAll jobs | $172,630 | $7,405/mo | 70 | 0.88 | — |
| 2 | Fairbanks, AKAll jobs | $173,340 | $7,079/mo | 50 | 0.67 | Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend |
| 3 | Walla Walla, WAAll jobs | $165,210 | $7,041/mo | 60 | 1.10 | — |
| 4 | Carson City, NVAll jobs | $163,990 | $6,978/mo | 60 | 0.89 | — |
| 5 | Midland, TXAll jobs | $161,260 | $6,942/mo | 130 | 0.51 | — |
| 6 | Napa, CAAll jobs | $200,580 | $6,907/mo | 180 | 1.14 | — |
| 7 | Yuma, AZAll jobs | $161,630 | $6,827/mo | 100 | 0.73 | — |
| 8 | Spokane, WAAll jobs | $155,560 | $6,655/mo | 710 | 1.33 | — |
| 9 | Killeen, TXAll jobs | $149,790 | $6,645/mo | 350 | 1.13 | — |
| 10 | La Crosse, WIAll jobs | $159,020 | $6,555/mo | 210 | 1.17 | — |
| 11 | Lubbock, TXAll jobs | $145,890 | $6,512/mo | 370 | 1.07 | — |
| 12 | Waco, TXAll jobs | $150,710 | $6,508/mo | 180 | 0.66 | — |
| 13 | Sioux Falls, SDAll jobs | $148,330 | $6,505/mo | 690 | 1.85 | — |
| 14 | Sierra Vista, AZAll jobs | $152,710 | $6,496/mo | 60 | 0.89 | — |
| 15 | Anchorage, AKAll jobs | $162,980 | $6,495/mo | 360 | 0.99 | Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend |
| 16 | San Antonio, TXAll jobs | $150,500 | $6,490/mo | 2,260 | 0.97 | — |
| 17 | Ann Arbor, MIAll jobs | $166,350 | $6,408/mo | 570 | 1.26 | — |
| 18 | Kennewick, WAAll jobs | $158,130 | $6,378/mo | 220 | 0.84 | — |
| 19 | Flagstaff, AZAll jobs | $163,260 | $6,342/mo | 90 | 0.69 | — |
| 20 | Mankato, MNAll jobs | $157,010 | $6,341/mo | 100 | 0.86 | — |
| 21 | Rochester, MNAll jobs | $164,250 | $6,338/mo | 440 | 1.74 | — |
| 22 | Amarillo, TXAll jobs | $143,520 | $6,334/mo | 240 | 0.92 | — |
| 23 | Hanford, CAAll jobs | $171,900 | $6,310/mo | 90 | 0.90 | — |
| 24 | Boulder, COAll jobs | $164,240 | $6,302/mo | 250 | 0.62 | — |
| 25 | Seattle, WAAll jobs | $162,870 | $6,284/mo | 4,440 | 1.03 | — |
| 26 | Austin, TXAll jobs | $151,290 | $6,276/mo | 1,800 | 0.67 | — |
| 27 | Wenatchee, WAAll jobs | $156,490 | $6,264/mo | 120 | 1.14 | — |
| 28 | Kokomo, INAll jobs | $151,730 | $6,240/mo | 60 | 0.86 | — |
| 29 | Bremerton, WAAll jobs | $158,020 | $6,239/mo | 140 | 0.74 | — |
| 30 | Bellingham, WAAll jobs | $156,490 | $6,231/mo | 140 | 0.72 | — |
| 31 | Dubuque, IAAll jobs | $145,390 | $6,202/mo | 140 | 1.16 | — |
| 32 | Fargo, NDAll jobs | $142,040 | $6,202/mo | 520 | 1.68 | — |
| 33 | Wausau, WIAll jobs | $148,740 | $6,144/mo | 130 | 0.93 | Basecamp Greater Wausau |
| 34 | Mount Vernon, WAAll jobs | $159,320 | $6,140/mo | 110 | 0.97 | — |
| 35 | Wichita Falls, TXAll jobs | $139,400 | $6,132/mo | 110 | 0.97 | — |
| 36 | Reno, NVAll jobs | $154,380 | $6,117/mo | 440 | 0.77 | — |
| 37 | Redding, CAAll jobs | $166,800 | $6,114/mo | 160 | 1.09 | — |
| 38 | Duluth, MNAll jobs | $154,860 | $6,110/mo | 330 | 1.26 | — |
| 39 | Tucson, AZAll jobs | $147,420 | $6,097/mo | 1,010 | 1.25 | — |
| 40 | Fort Wayne, INAll jobs | $152,530 | $6,093/mo | 430 | 0.92 | — |
| 41 | Lake Havasu City, AZAll jobs | $149,480 | $6,090/mo | 140 | 1.17 | — |
| 42 | Williamsport, PAAll jobs | $151,110 | $6,088/mo | 60 | 0.61 | — |
| 43 | Lincoln, NEAll jobs | $149,590 | $6,083/mo | 370 | 0.99 | — |
| 44 | Olympia, WAAll jobs | $154,860 | $6,067/mo | 220 | 0.81 | — |
| 45 | Victoria, TXAll jobs | $140,860 | $6,065/mo | 80 | 1.00 | — |
| 46 | Bismarck, NDAll jobs | $143,380 | $6,051/mo | 170 | 1.14 | — |
| 47 | Madison, WIAll jobs | $158,120 | $6,050/mo | 1,120 | 1.32 | — |
| 48 | Eau Claire, WIAll jobs | $149,720 | $6,039/mo | 180 | 1.02 | — |
| 49 | San Angelo, TXAll jobs | $140,670 | $6,039/mo | 90 | 0.87 | — |
| 50 | McAllen, TXAll jobs | $137,700 | $6,029/mo | 500 | 0.81 | — |
| 51 | Iowa City, IAAll jobs | $142,530 | $6,028/mo | 450 | 2.34 | — |
| 52 | Yakima, WAAll jobs | $146,650 | $6,026/mo | 180 | 0.90 | — |
| 53 | Chambersburg, PAAll jobs | $150,510 | $6,016/mo | 80 | 0.67 | — |
| 54 | Longview, TXAll jobs | $137,280 | $5,998/mo | 150 | 0.62 | — |
| 55 | Fresno, CAAll jobs | $169,160 | $5,991/mo | 890 | 0.90 | — |
| 56 | Corvallis, ORAll jobs | $170,470 | $5,985/mo | 100 | 1.28 | — |
| 57 | Ames, IAAll jobs | $139,690 | $5,980/mo | 70 | 0.65 | — |
| 58 | Decatur, ILAll jobs | $145,960 | $5,974/mo | 60 | 0.63 | — |
| 59 | Janesville, WIAll jobs | $150,120 | $5,968/mo | 150 | 1.06 | — |
| 60 | Michigan City, INAll jobs | $148,110 | $5,968/mo | 60 | 0.75 | — |
| 61 | Rapid City, SDAll jobs | $140,340 | $5,966/mo | 210 | 1.37 | — |
| 62 | Pueblo, COAll jobs | $150,160 | $5,961/mo | 130 | 1.04 | — |
| 63 | Davenport, IAAll jobs | $140,550 | $5,957/mo | 300 | 0.80 | — |
| 64 | Prescott Valley, AZAll jobs | $152,560 | $5,940/mo | 140 | 0.91 | — |
| 65 | Grand Forks, NDAll jobs | $138,310 | $5,937/mo | 90 | 0.85 | — |
| 66 | Cape Girardeau, MOAll jobs | $141,250 | $5,930/mo | 100 | 1.07 | — |
| 67 | Sacramento, CAAll jobs | $172,680 | $5,924/mo | 2,310 | 1.03 | — |
| 68 | Minneapolis, MNAll jobs | $160,990 | $5,921/mo | 4,160 | 1.03 | — |
| 69 | Farmington, NMAll jobs | $147,390 | $5,916/mo | 80 | 0.79 | — |
| 70 | Beaumont, TXAll jobs | $137,570 | $5,898/mo | 230 | 0.68 | — |
| 71 | Naples, FLAll jobs | $154,060 | $5,894/mo | 230 | 0.63 | — |
| 72 | Milwaukee, WIAll jobs | $153,340 | $5,888/mo | 1,760 | 1.04 | — |
| 73 | Odessa, TXAll jobs | $141,260 | $5,879/mo | 100 | 0.59 | — |
| 74 | Sebring, FLAll jobs | $139,570 | $5,879/mo | 70 | 1.14 | — |
| 75 | Jackson, TNAll jobs | $140,540 | $5,873/mo | 180 | 1.01 | — |
| 76 | Coeur d'Alene, IDAll jobs | $157,100 | $5,872/mo | 170 | 1.16 | — |
| 77 | Salem, ORAll jobs | $169,210 | $5,870/mo | 300 | 0.78 | — |
| 78 | Florence, SCAll jobs | $155,020 | $5,861/mo | 320 | 1.76 | — |
| 79 | Colorado Springs, COAll jobs | $154,050 | $5,855/mo | — | — | — |
| 80 | Spartanburg, SCAll jobs | $153,610 | $5,850/mo | 480 | 1.39 | — |
| 81 | Waterloo, IAAll jobs | $138,690 | $5,846/mo | 160 | 0.91 | — |
| 82 | Terre Haute, INAll jobs | $144,160 | $5,845/mo | 120 | 0.88 | — |
| 83 | Cheyenne, WYAll jobs | $139,900 | $5,834/mo | 120 | 1.24 | — |
| 84 | Chico, CAAll jobs | $161,410 | $5,830/mo | 160 | 1.01 | — |
| 85 | Portland, ORAll jobs | $168,830 | $5,817/mo | 2,070 | 0.83 | — |
| 86 | Midland, MIAll jobs | $147,830 | $5,816/mo | 90 | 1.21 | — |
| 87 | College Station, TXAll jobs | $136,310 | $5,811/mo | 190 | 0.67 | — |
| 88 | Tyler, TXAll jobs | $136,790 | $5,804/mo | 280 | 1.18 | — |
| 89 | Denver, COAll jobs | $157,890 | $5,802/mo | 2,630 | 0.79 | — |
| 90 | Indianapolis, INAll jobs | $151,050 | $5,802/mo | 2,220 | 0.97 | — |
| 91 | St. Cloud, MNAll jobs | $147,530 | $5,800/mo | 230 | 1.08 | — |
| 92 | El Centro, CAAll jobs | $158,490 | $5,791/mo | 90 | 0.67 | — |
| 93 | Wilmington, NCAll jobs | $151,790 | $5,773/mo | 480 | 1.20 | — |
| 94 | Yuba City, CAAll jobs | $161,240 | $5,760/mo | 140 | 1.30 | — |
| 95 | Houston, TXAll jobs | $140,470 | $5,759/mo | 6,410 | 0.94 | — |
| 96 | Appleton, WIAll jobs | $144,630 | $5,751/mo | 190 | 0.74 | — |
| 97 | Albuquerque, NMAll jobs | $147,000 | $5,744/mo | 1,000 | 1.19 | — |
| 98 | Bozeman, MTAll jobs | $159,500 | $5,739/mo | 120 | 0.79 | — |
| 99 | Bakersfield, CAAll jobs | $161,930 | $5,726/mo | 600 | 0.86 | — |
| 100 | Saginaw, MIAll jobs | $144,470 | $5,716/mo | 160 | 0.96 | — |
| 101 | Lakeland, FLAll jobs | $142,380 | $5,708/mo | 490 | 0.89 | — |
| 102 | Des Moines, IAAll jobs | $141,110 | $5,704/mo | 850 | 1.01 | — |
| 103 | Charlotte, NCAll jobs | $150,580 | $5,703/mo | 2,530 | 0.90 | — |
| 104 | Elkhart, INAll jobs | $143,720 | $5,696/mo | 150 | 0.56 | — |
| 105 | Evansville, INAll jobs | $143,650 | $5,696/mo | 360 | 1.28 | — |
| 106 | Corpus Christi, TXAll jobs | $136,150 | $5,695/mo | 330 | 0.83 | — |
| 107 | Lewiston, IDAll jobs | $148,110 | $5,695/mo | 60 | 0.99 | — |
| 108 | Texarkana, TXAll jobs | $132,530 | $5,691/mo | 120 | 1.04 | — |
| 109 | Wichita, KSAll jobs | $142,400 | $5,690/mo | 580 | 0.91 | — |
| 110 | Greeley, COAll jobs | $148,850 | $5,668/mo | 150 | 0.59 | — |
| 111 | Oshkosh, WIAll jobs | $144,150 | $5,658/mo | 130 | 0.69 | — |
| 112 | Fond du Lac, WIAll jobs | $142,450 | $5,652/mo | 70 | 0.81 | Fond du Lac County (MakeMyMove) |
| 113 | Youngstown, OHAll jobs | $139,410 | $5,649/mo | 360 | 1.09 | — |
| 114 | South Bend, INAll jobs | $144,030 | $5,643/mo | 270 | 0.99 | — |
| 115 | Kingsport, TNAll jobs | $133,270 | $5,641/mo | 370 | 1.49 | — |
| 116 | Medford, ORAll jobs | $163,540 | $5,634/mo | 160 | 0.89 | — |
| 117 | Memphis, TNAll jobs | $134,220 | $5,628/mo | 1,460 | 1.15 | West Memphis (MakeMyMove) |
| 118 | Clarksville, TNAll jobs | $133,920 | $5,624/mo | 190 | 0.90 | — |
| 119 | Jacksonville, FLAll jobs | $138,990 | $5,618/mo | 1,420 | 0.89 | — |
| 120 | Grand Junction, COAll jobs | $147,170 | $5,610/mo | 120 | 0.85 | — |
| 121 | Green Bay, WIAll jobs | $141,090 | $5,608/mo | 300 | 0.83 | — |
| 122 | Tulsa, OKAll jobs | $140,820 | $5,606/mo | 820 | 0.86 | Tulsa Remote |
| 123 | Alexandria, LAAll jobs | $134,340 | $5,596/mo | 220 | 1.74 | — |
| 124 | Manhattan, KSAll jobs | $139,080 | $5,596/mo | 80 | 0.76 | — |
| 125 | Lawton, OKAll jobs | $137,540 | $5,595/mo | 110 | 1.23 | — |
| 126 | San Luis Obispo, CAAll jobs | $172,860 | $5,594/mo | 240 | 0.95 | — |
| 127 | Sherman, TXAll jobs | $131,430 | $5,582/mo | 120 | 1.07 | — |
| 128 | Columbia, MOAll jobs | $139,430 | $5,578/mo | 280 | 1.25 | — |
| 129 | Santa Fe, NMAll jobs | $150,580 | $5,577/mo | 110 | 0.86 | — |
| 130 | Sheboygan, WIAll jobs | $141,790 | $5,575/mo | 70 | 0.58 | — |
| 131 | Fort Collins, COAll jobs | $149,410 | $5,570/mo | — | — | — |
| 132 | Lynchburg, VAAll jobs | $144,090 | $5,562/mo | 190 | 0.96 | — |
| 133 | Vallejo, CAAll jobs | $170,870 | $5,557/mo | 350 | 1.18 | — |
| 134 | Greenville, NCAll jobs | $143,480 | $5,556/mo | 270 | 1.63 | — |
| 135 | Phoenix, AZAll jobs | $144,490 | $5,556/mo | 5,050 | 1.03 | — |
| 136 | San Jose, CAAll jobs | $199,040 | $5,556/mo | 1,960 | 0.83 | — |
| 137 | Sioux City, IAAll jobs | $139,600 | $5,553/mo | 120 | 0.78 | — |
| 138 | Logan, UTAll jobs | $143,530 | $5,550/mo | 70 | 0.48 | — |
| 139 | Casper, WYAll jobs | $136,020 | $5,543/mo | 70 | 0.80 | — |
| 140 | Champaign, ILAll jobs | $139,270 | $5,541/mo | 220 | 1.01 | — |
| 141 | Syracuse, NYAll jobs | $149,510 | $5,535/mo | 740 | 1.18 | — |
| 142 | Brownsville, TXAll jobs | $131,280 | $5,529/mo | 240 | 0.73 | — |
| 143 | Boise, IDAll jobs | $150,710 | $5,521/mo | 830 | 1.03 | — |
| 144 | Visalia, CAAll jobs | $158,080 | $5,517/mo | 310 | 0.86 | — |
| 145 | Little Rock, ARAll jobs | $136,700 | $5,515/mo | 1,020 | 1.38 | — |
| 146 | Lebanon, PAAll jobs | $144,750 | $5,509/mo | 90 | 0.79 | — |
| 147 | Hot Springs, ARAll jobs | $135,200 | $5,508/mo | 100 | 1.31 | — |
| 148 | Dallas, TXAll jobs | $138,170 | $5,507/mo | 7,230 | 0.86 | — |
| 149 | Ithaca, NYAll jobs | $151,780 | $5,502/mo | 40 | 0.44 | — |
| 150 | Bloomington, ILAll jobs | $139,050 | $5,498/mo | 140 | 0.77 | — |
| 151 | Shreveport, LAAll jobs | $137,970 | $5,497/mo | 520 | 1.54 | — |
| 152 | Dover, DEAll jobs | $151,930 | $5,495/mo | 90 | 0.67 | — |
| 153 | Salt Lake City, UTAll jobs | $147,010 | $5,492/mo | 1,520 | 0.89 | — |
| 154 | Springfield, MOAll jobs | $134,990 | $5,482/mo | 560 | 1.20 | — |
| 155 | Bloomington, INAll jobs | $140,670 | $5,479/mo | 130 | 0.87 | — |
| 156 | Cedar Rapids, IAAll jobs | $133,520 | $5,477/mo | 240 | 0.84 | — |
| 157 | Morristown, TNAll jobs | $129,410 | $5,470/mo | 120 | 1.22 | — |
| 158 | Elmira, NYAll jobs | $142,640 | $5,468/mo | 70 | 0.94 | — |
| 159 | Racine, WIAll jobs | $144,090 | $5,466/mo | 120 | 0.79 | — |
| 160 | Omaha, NEAll jobs | $141,830 | $5,465/mo | 1,350 | 1.31 | — |
| 161 | Topeka, KSAll jobs | $140,820 | $5,461/mo | 280 | 1.15 | Choose Topeka |
| 162 | Bend, ORAll jobs | $165,960 | $5,460/mo | 180 | 0.80 | — |
| 163 | Peoria, ILAll jobs | $139,900 | $5,458/mo | 340 | 1.00 | — |
| 164 | Oklahoma City, OKAll jobs | $138,120 | $5,450/mo | 1,550 | 1.11 | — |
| 165 | Battle Creek, MIAll jobs | $140,240 | $5,447/mo | 110 | 0.97 | — |
| 166 | Fort Smith, ARAll jobs | $133,520 | $5,447/mo | 160 | 0.83 | — |
| 167 | Homosassa Springs, FLAll jobs | $133,370 | $5,447/mo | 90 | 1.18 | — |
| 168 | Akron, OHAll jobs | $137,730 | $5,443/mo | 710 | 1.08 | — |
| 169 | Kalamazoo, MIAll jobs | $140,910 | $5,442/mo | 250 | 0.98 | — |
| 170 | Louisville, KYAll jobs | $143,920 | $5,435/mo | 1,830 | 1.29 | — |
| 171 | Canton, OHAll jobs | $135,810 | $5,434/mo | 370 | 1.11 | — |
| 172 | Helena, MTAll jobs | $146,400 | $5,433/mo | 100 | 1.13 | — |
| 173 | Cleveland, OHAll jobs | $140,690 | $5,428/mo | 2,860 | 1.34 | — |
| 174 | Rome, GAAll jobs | $142,090 | $5,424/mo | 110 | 1.16 | — |
| 175 | Modesto, CAAll jobs | $160,520 | $5,422/mo | 380 | 0.93 | — |
| 176 | Fayetteville, NCAll jobs | $140,220 | $5,420/mo | 400 | 1.47 | — |
| 177 | Muncie, INAll jobs | $135,280 | $5,405/mo | 120 | 1.34 | Muncie (MakeMyMove) |
| 178 | Chattanooga, TNAll jobs | $132,240 | $5,403/mo | 750 | 1.35 | — |
| 179 | Goldsboro, NCAll jobs | $139,210 | $5,394/mo | 100 | 1.24 | — |
| 180 | Jonesboro, ARAll jobs | $133,520 | $5,392/mo | 170 | 1.35 | — |
| 181 | St. Joseph, MOAll jobs | $131,720 | $5,391/mo | 120 | 1.10 | — |
| 182 | Monroe, LAAll jobs | $131,990 | $5,388/mo | 280 | 1.56 | — |
| 183 | Muskegon, MIAll jobs | $141,460 | $5,385/mo | 180 | 1.40 | — |
| 184 | Durham, NCAll jobs | $141,360 | $5,383/mo | 1,150 | 1.62 | — |
| 185 | Reading, PAAll jobs | $143,210 | $5,383/mo | 240 | 0.67 | — |
| 186 | Santa Rosa, CAAll jobs | $170,570 | $5,377/mo | 330 | 0.78 | — |
| 187 | Niles, MIAll jobs | $140,290 | $5,376/mo | 90 | 0.71 | — |
| 188 | Fayetteville, ARAll jobs | $138,770 | $5,375/mo | 460 | 0.80 | Northwest Arkansas Life Works Here (Closed) |
| 189 | Nashville, TNAll jobs | $137,590 | $5,375/mo | 2,630 | 1.16 | — |
| 190 | Rocky Mount, NCAll jobs | $133,320 | $5,370/mo | 130 | 1.16 | — |
| 191 | Las Cruces, NMAll jobs | $135,900 | $5,367/mo | 120 | 0.75 | — |
| 192 | Kankakee, ILAll jobs | $140,960 | $5,366/mo | 90 | 1.06 | — |
| 193 | Merced, CAAll jobs | $154,870 | $5,365/mo | 120 | 0.73 | — |
| 194 | Punta Gorda, FLAll jobs | $134,840 | $5,360/mo | 100 | 0.88 | — |
| 195 | Owensboro, KYAll jobs | $139,950 | $5,358/mo | 120 | 1.13 | — |
| 196 | Johnson City, TNAll jobs | $128,580 | $5,357/mo | 290 | 1.70 | — |
| 197 | Las Vegas, NVAll jobs | $136,250 | $5,348/mo | 1,860 | 0.79 | — |
| 198 | Hammond, LAAll jobs | $133,580 | $5,337/mo | 140 | 1.37 | — |
| 199 | Jefferson City, MOAll jobs | $130,190 | $5,336/mo | 100 | 0.63 | — |
| 200 | Deltona, FLAll jobs | $135,200 | $5,333/mo | 530 | 1.16 | — |
| 201 | Baton Rouge, LAAll jobs | $134,680 | $5,332/mo | 960 | 1.14 | — |
| 202 | Stockton, CAAll jobs | $162,440 | $5,331/mo | 530 | 0.88 | — |
| 203 | Greensboro, NCAll jobs | $138,180 | $5,328/mo | 710 | 0.94 | — |
| 204 | North Port, FLAll jobs | $138,760 | $5,318/mo | 790 | 1.12 | — |
| 205 | Billings, MTAll jobs | $142,080 | $5,315/mo | 240 | 1.26 | — |
| 206 | Cincinnati, OHAll jobs | $140,200 | $5,312/mo | 2,380 | 1.04 | — |
| 207 | Grand Rapids, MIAll jobs | $140,710 | $5,311/mo | 820 | 0.66 | — |
| 208 | St. George, UTAll jobs | $145,480 | $5,310/mo | 170 | 0.88 | — |
| 209 | Johnstown, PAAll jobs | $133,890 | $5,303/mo | 100 | 1.05 | — |
| 210 | Lima, OHAll jobs | $137,460 | $5,294/mo | 140 | 1.33 | — |
| 211 | Twin Falls, IDAll jobs | $143,270 | $5,293/mo | 130 | 1.22 | — |
| 212 | Burlington, VTAll jobs | $155,540 | $5,288/mo | 250 | 1.01 | — |
| 213 | Houma, LAAll jobs | $134,050 | $5,288/mo | 240 | 1.39 | — |
| 214 | Wheeling, WVAll jobs | $133,030 | $5,287/mo | 150 | 1.21 | — |
| 215 | Albany, ORAll jobs | $158,000 | $5,285/mo | 70 | 0.68 | — |
| 216 | Watertown, NYAll jobs | $143,250 | $5,271/mo | 80 | 1.00 | — |
| 217 | Huntington, WVAll jobs | $134,370 | $5,261/mo | 450 | 1.56 | — |
| 218 | Ogden, UTAll jobs | $141,010 | $5,261/mo | 380 | 0.67 | — |
| 219 | Tallahassee, FLAll jobs | $130,620 | $5,259/mo | 340 | 0.87 | — |
| 220 | Knoxville, TNAll jobs | $132,460 | $5,257/mo | 990 | 1.12 | — |
| 221 | Gulfport, MSAll jobs | $137,940 | $5,256/mo | 470 | 1.42 | — |
| 222 | Salinas, CAAll jobs | $166,470 | $5,254/mo | 260 | 0.68 | — |
| 223 | Springfield, ILAll jobs | $135,440 | $5,251/mo | 300 | 1.45 | — |
| 224 | Cape Coral, FLAll jobs | $134,880 | $5,248/mo | 750 | 1.19 | — |
| 225 | Bay City, MIAll jobs | $135,330 | $5,237/mo | 60 | 0.80 | — |
| 226 | Weirton, WVAll jobs | $129,630 | $5,237/mo | 130 | 1.80 | — |
| 227 | Enid, OKAll jobs | $131,690 | $5,235/mo | 60 | 1.32 | — |
| 228 | Laredo, TXAll jobs | $125,060 | $5,233/mo | 160 | 0.70 | — |
| 229 | Dayton, OHAll jobs | $136,110 | $5,230/mo | 830 | 1.08 | — |
| 230 | Abilene, TXAll jobs | $133,660 | $5,221/mo | 150 | 0.98 | — |
| 231 | Springfield, OHAll jobs | $132,880 | $5,219/mo | 90 | 0.96 | — |
| 232 | Lafayette, LAAll jobs | $132,130 | $5,217/mo | 540 | 1.45 | — |
| 233 | Lawrence, KSAll jobs | $133,880 | $5,216/mo | 160 | 1.45 | — |
| 234 | Mansfield, OHAll jobs | $130,380 | $5,216/mo | 90 | 0.88 | — |
| 235 | Richmond, VAAll jobs | $144,940 | $5,212/mo | 1,350 | 0.99 | — |
| 236 | Tampa, FLAll jobs | $137,990 | $5,208/mo | 3,460 | 1.15 | — |
| 237 | Pocatello, IDAll jobs | $135,290 | $5,203/mo | 100 | 1.31 | — |
| 238 | Columbus, INAll jobs | $137,330 | $5,202/mo | 50 | 0.51 | — |
| 239 | Paducah, KYAll jobs | $134,810 | $5,194/mo | 130 | 1.25 | Paducah Remote Workers Incentive |
| 240 | Huntsville, ALAll jobs | $136,840 | $5,193/mo | 600 | 1.08 | — |
| 241 | Crestview, FLAll jobs | $136,070 | $5,192/mo | 170 | 0.67 | — |
| 242 | Manchester, NHAll jobs | $143,000 | $5,191/mo | 350 | 0.84 | — |
| 243 | Lake Charles, LAAll jobs | $133,720 | $5,190/mo | 220 | 1.06 | — |
| 244 | Palm Bay, FLAll jobs | $134,070 | $5,190/mo | 470 | 0.93 | — |
| 245 | St. Louis, MOAll jobs | $138,530 | $5,189/mo | 2,910 | 1.05 | — |
| 246 | Kansas City, MOAll jobs | $139,460 | $5,188/mo | 2,640 | 1.16 | — |
| 247 | El Paso, TXAll jobs | $124,910 | $5,186/mo | 590 | 0.85 | — |
| 248 | Pensacola, FLAll jobs | $132,560 | $5,182/mo | 600 | 1.52 | — |
| 249 | Winston-Salem, NCAll jobs | $135,710 | $5,181/mo | 1,010 | 1.79 | — |
| 250 | York, PAAll jobs | $137,420 | $5,169/mo | 300 | 0.80 | — |
| 251 | Wildwood, FLAll jobs | $128,640 | $5,168/mo | 130 | 1.58 | — |
| 252 | Idaho Falls, IDAll jobs | $136,930 | $5,166/mo | 150 | 0.88 | — |
| 253 | Toledo, OHAll jobs | $134,010 | $5,154/mo | 660 | 1.10 | — |
| 254 | Grand Island, NEAll jobs | $134,520 | $5,152/mo | 70 | 0.91 | — |
| 255 | Bangor, MEAll jobs | $145,210 | $5,150/mo | 200 | 1.31 | Maine Student Loan Repayment Tax Credit |
| 256 | Provo, UTAll jobs | $139,980 | $5,148/mo | 470 | 0.74 | — |
| 257 | Birmingham, ALAll jobs | $138,800 | $5,146/mo | 1,550 | 1.44 | — |
| 258 | Eugene, ORAll jobs | $155,890 | $5,146/mo | 310 | 0.95 | — |
| 259 | Traverse City, MIAll jobs | $143,050 | $5,146/mo | 150 | 1.04 | — |
| 260 | Beckley, WVAll jobs | $133,250 | $5,141/mo | 150 | 1.72 | Ascend WV |
| 261 | Jackson, MIAll jobs | $134,080 | $5,136/mo | 130 | 1.16 | — |
| 262 | Sandusky, OHAll jobs | $131,630 | $5,136/mo | 90 | 0.89 | — |
| 263 | Hickory, NCAll jobs | $137,180 | $5,128/mo | 330 | 1.02 | — |
| 264 | Parkersburg, WVAll jobs | $130,310 | $5,119/mo | 100 | 1.32 | — |
| 265 | Gadsden, ALAll jobs | $129,090 | $5,117/mo | 100 | 1.44 | — |
| 266 | Decatur, ALAll jobs | $133,410 | $5,116/mo | 120 | 0.97 | — |
| 267 | Buffalo, NYAll jobs | $137,900 | $5,114/mo | 1,400 | 1.26 | — |
| 268 | Rockford, ILAll jobs | $134,190 | $5,114/mo | 300 | 1.04 | — |
| 269 | Albany, GAAll jobs | $130,700 | $5,103/mo | 170 | 1.40 | — |
| 270 | Staunton, VAAll jobs | $138,030 | $5,098/mo | 110 | 1.03 | — |
| 271 | Philadelphia, PAAll jobs | $148,740 | $5,096/mo | 6,460 | 1.08 | — |
| 272 | Lansing, MIAll jobs | $133,300 | $5,090/mo | 330 | 0.73 | — |
| 273 | Binghamton, NYAll jobs | $138,120 | $5,081/mo | 220 | 1.08 | — |
| 274 | Great Falls, MTAll jobs | $136,560 | $5,077/mo | 90 | 1.21 | — |
| 275 | Bowling Green, KYAll jobs | $134,980 | $5,076/mo | 160 | 0.97 | — |
| 276 | Orlando, FLAll jobs | $135,010 | $5,076/mo | 2,900 | 0.99 | — |
| 277 | Sebastian, FLAll jobs | $134,850 | $5,073/mo | 140 | 1.17 | — |
| 278 | Charleston, SCAll jobs | $145,950 | $5,072/mo | 920 | 1.12 | — |
| 279 | Riverside, CAAll jobs | $161,870 | $5,072/mo | 3,400 | 0.96 | — |
| 280 | Morgantown, WVAll jobs | $130,710 | $5,064/mo | 300 | 2.15 | Ascend WV |
| 281 | Harrisburg, PAAll jobs | $135,480 | $5,057/mo | 750 | 1.08 | — |
| 282 | Gainesville, FLAll jobs | $129,260 | $5,038/mo | 540 | 1.70 | — |
| 283 | Flint, MIAll jobs | $132,020 | $5,033/mo | 260 | 0.93 | — |
| 284 | Missoula, MTAll jobs | $137,220 | $5,033/mo | 220 | 1.59 | — |
| 285 | Joplin, MOAll jobs | $127,710 | $5,028/mo | 180 | 1.01 | — |
| 286 | Ocala, FLAll jobs | $128,870 | $5,027/mo | 260 | 1.05 | — |
| 287 | Lexington, KYAll jobs | $136,530 | $5,014/mo | 1,060 | 1.78 | — |
| 288 | Panama City, FLAll jobs | $130,540 | $5,014/mo | 180 | 0.95 | — |
| 289 | Slidell, LAAll jobs | $131,200 | $5,012/mo | 370 | 1.80 | — |
| 290 | Asheville, NCAll jobs | $136,460 | $5,011/mo | 520 | 1.39 | — |
| 291 | Charlottesville, VAAll jobs | $142,220 | $5,010/mo | 320 | 1.36 | — |
| 292 | Florence, ALAll jobs | $130,540 | $4,998/mo | 160 | 1.35 | Remote Shoals (Closed) |
| 293 | Jacksonville, NCAll jobs | $132,850 | $4,994/mo | 80 | 0.73 | — |
| 294 | Cleveland, TNAll jobs | $124,160 | $4,991/mo | 120 | 1.32 | — |
| 295 | Rochester, NYAll jobs | $136,310 | $4,983/mo | 1,070 | 1.04 | — |
| 296 | Amherst Town, MAAll jobs | $140,650 | $4,981/mo | 90 | 0.66 | — |
| 297 | Elizabethtown, KYAll jobs | $132,620 | $4,973/mo | 100 | 0.91 | — |
| 298 | Mobile, ALAll jobs | $134,570 | $4,968/mo | 440 | 1.22 | — |
| 299 | Lewiston, MEAll jobs | $142,840 | $4,960/mo | 80 | 0.82 | Maine Student Loan Repayment Tax Credit |
| 300 | Norwich, CTAll jobs | $146,900 | $4,958/mo | 270 | 1.02 | — |
| 301 | Warner Robins, GAAll jobs | $135,360 | $4,957/mo | 120 | 0.75 | — |
| 302 | Barnstable Town, MAAll jobs | $150,850 | $4,953/mo | 200 | 1.03 | — |
| 303 | Brunswick, GAAll jobs | $136,680 | $4,950/mo | 100 | 1.07 | — |
| 304 | Dothan, ALAll jobs | $131,230 | $4,949/mo | 160 | 1.26 | — |
| 305 | Burlington, NCAll jobs | $130,730 | $4,942/mo | 120 | 0.86 | — |
| 306 | Greenville, SCAll jobs | $135,580 | $4,937/mo | 900 | 0.99 | — |
| 307 | Charleston, WVAll jobs | $131,660 | $4,936/mo | 340 | 1.59 | — |
| 308 | Montgomery, ALAll jobs | $136,620 | $4,933/mo | 430 | 1.26 | — |
| 309 | Bridgeport, CTAll jobs | $157,440 | $4,930/mo | 660 | 0.79 | — |
| 310 | Erie, PAAll jobs | $128,360 | $4,930/mo | 220 | 0.88 | — |
| 311 | Columbus, OHAll jobs | $133,960 | $4,928/mo | 2,610 | 1.14 | — |
| 312 | Gettysburg, PAAll jobs | $131,450 | $4,926/mo | 40 | 0.60 | — |
| 313 | Macon, GAAll jobs | $132,280 | $4,917/mo | 230 | 1.18 | — |
| 314 | Columbus, GAAll jobs | $132,790 | $4,916/mo | 300 | 1.23 | — |
| 315 | San Francisco, CAAll jobs | $177,410 | $4,915/mo | 3,670 | 0.75 | — |
| 316 | Altoona, PAAll jobs | $129,480 | $4,913/mo | 120 | 0.97 | — |
| 317 | Atlanta, GAAll jobs | $139,870 | $4,910/mo | 6,120 | 1.02 | — |
| 318 | Tuscaloosa, ALAll jobs | $132,430 | $4,907/mo | 320 | 1.44 | — |
| 319 | Detroit, MIAll jobs | $137,770 | $4,906/mo | 4,280 | 1.09 | — |
| 320 | Pittsfield, MAAll jobs | $137,910 | $4,905/mo | 100 | 0.86 | — |
| 321 | Roanoke, VAAll jobs | $133,980 | $4,900/mo | 360 | 1.13 | — |
| 322 | Kingston, NYAll jobs | $142,360 | $4,898/mo | 110 | 0.88 | — |
| 323 | Port St. Lucie, FLAll jobs | $135,230 | $4,893/mo | 330 | 0.93 | — |
| 324 | Monroe, MIAll jobs | $130,360 | $4,881/mo | 60 | 0.72 | — |
| 325 | Kenosha, WIAll jobs | $139,350 | $4,879/mo | 140 | 0.90 | — |
| 326 | New Orleans, LAAll jobs | $128,100 | $4,877/mo | 1,470 | 1.59 | — |
| 327 | State College, PAAll jobs | $135,010 | $4,870/mo | 110 | 0.75 | — |
| 328 | Pittsburgh, PAAll jobs | $134,180 | $4,866/mo | 3,300 | 1.43 | — |
| 329 | Columbia, SCAll jobs | $133,850 | $4,865/mo | 1,050 | 1.29 | — |
| 330 | Allentown, PAAll jobs | $138,390 | $4,864/mo | 970 | 1.24 | — |
| 331 | Lancaster, PAAll jobs | $134,320 | $4,859/mo | 450 | 0.86 | — |
| 332 | Anniston, ALAll jobs | $126,760 | $4,850/mo | 100 | 1.12 | — |
| 333 | Daphne, ALAll jobs | $136,860 | $4,846/mo | 200 | 1.12 | — |
| 334 | Savannah, GAAll jobs | $137,420 | $4,841/mo | 420 | 1.03 | — |
| 335 | Raleigh, NCAll jobs | $133,120 | $4,840/mo | 1,730 | 1.12 | — |
| 336 | Gainesville, GAAll jobs | $135,920 | $4,827/mo | 210 | 0.96 | — |
| 337 | Scranton, PAAll jobs | $130,950 | $4,800/mo | 570 | 1.08 | — |
| 338 | Jackson, MSAll jobs | $132,080 | $4,797/mo | 860 | 1.54 | — |
| 339 | Pinehurst, NCAll jobs | $132,170 | $4,791/mo | 90 | 1.05 | — |
| 340 | Blacksburg, VAAll jobs | $131,740 | $4,790/mo | 170 | 1.08 | — |
| 341 | Hattiesburg, MSAll jobs | $128,980 | $4,787/mo | 170 | 1.32 | — |
| 342 | Santa Maria, CAAll jobs | $162,520 | $4,786/mo | 290 | 0.70 | — |
| 343 | Augusta, GAAll jobs | $131,630 | $4,773/mo | 620 | 1.29 | — |
| 344 | Myrtle Beach, SCAll jobs | $135,410 | $4,766/mo | 320 | 1.07 | — |
| 345 | Albany, NYAll jobs | $136,720 | $4,765/mo | 1,050 | 1.13 | — |
| 346 | Waterbury, CTAll jobs | $138,110 | $4,753/mo | 370 | 1.11 | — |
| 347 | Sumter, SCAll jobs | $129,820 | $4,744/mo | 80 | 1.08 | — |
| 348 | Winchester, VAAll jobs | $135,850 | $4,742/mo | 150 | 1.10 | — |
| 349 | Hinesville, GAAll jobs | $134,510 | $4,719/mo | 50 | 1.08 | — |
| 350 | San Diego, CAAll jobs | $165,130 | $4,714/mo | 2,840 | 0.89 | — |
| 351 | Hilton Head Island, SCAll jobs | $137,360 | $4,711/mo | 180 | 1.06 | — |
| 352 | Chicago, ILAll jobs | $140,880 | $4,698/mo | 8,930 | 0.96 | — |
| 353 | Harrisonburg, VAAll jobs | $136,150 | $4,697/mo | 130 | 0.99 | — |
| 354 | Athens, GAAll jobs | $132,230 | $4,687/mo | 330 | 1.66 | — |
| 355 | Auburn, ALAll jobs | $133,180 | $4,687/mo | 210 | 1.40 | — |
| 356 | New Haven, CTAll jobs | $141,290 | $4,682/mo | 750 | 1.29 | — |
| 357 | Oxnard, CAAll jobs | $160,430 | $4,677/mo | 630 | 0.94 | — |
| 358 | Grants Pass, ORAll jobs | $142,090 | $4,666/mo | 50 | 0.74 | — |
| 359 | Hagerstown, MDAll jobs | $136,970 | $4,666/mo | 240 | 1.08 | Ascend WV |
| 360 | Dalton, GAAll jobs | $130,050 | $4,665/mo | 120 | 0.91 | — |
| 361 | Virginia Beach, VAAll jobs | $136,280 | $4,662/mo | 1,470 | 0.93 | — |
| 362 | Honolulu, HIAll jobs | $165,090 | $4,657/mo | 890 | 0.96 | — |
| 363 | Springfield, MAAll jobs | $138,230 | $4,653/mo | 430 | 1.03 | — |
| 364 | Glens Falls, NYAll jobs | $132,150 | $4,650/mo | 120 | 1.14 | — |
| 365 | Washington, DCAll jobs | $150,540 | $4,623/mo | 5,260 | 0.81 | — |
| 366 | Valdosta, GAAll jobs | $127,810 | $4,620/mo | 170 | 1.50 | — |
| 367 | Utica, NYAll jobs | $129,870 | $4,616/mo | 240 | 0.96 | — |
| 368 | Vineland, NJAll jobs | $134,050 | $4,591/mo | 120 | 0.93 | — |
| 369 | Lafayette, INAll jobs | $122,990 | $4,572/mo | 290 | 1.37 | — |
| 370 | Santa Cruz, CAAll jobs | $161,940 | $4,499/mo | 170 | 0.85 | — |
| 371 | Kahului, HIAll jobs | $160,440 | $4,460/mo | 90 | 0.61 | — |
| 372 | Atlantic City, NJAll jobs | $134,890 | $4,402/mo | 370 | 1.06 | — |
| 373 | Trenton, NJAll jobs | $138,910 | $4,384/mo | 310 | 0.62 | — |
| 374 | Baltimore, MDAll jobs | $138,110 | $4,382/mo | 2,730 | 0.97 | — |
| 375 | Hartford, CTAll jobs | $134,340 | $4,343/mo | 1,180 | 0.95 | — |
| 376 | Portland, MEAll jobs | $140,620 | $4,333/mo | 620 | 1.04 | Maine Student Loan Repayment Tax Credit |
| 377 | Miami, FLAll jobs | $135,210 | $4,315/mo | 6,150 | 1.05 | — |
| 378 | Los Angeles, CAAll jobs | $157,440 | $4,303/mo | 12,450 | 0.96 | — |
| 379 | Salisbury, MDAll jobs | $133,480 | $4,215/mo | 130 | 1.17 | — |
| 380 | Worcester, MAAll jobs | $132,930 | $4,212/mo | 760 | 1.05 | — |
| 381 | Providence, RIAll jobs | $130,840 | $4,200/mo | 1,880 | 1.27 | — |
| 382 | Kiryas Joel, NYAll jobs | $140,080 | $4,192/mo | 540 | 0.96 | — |
| 383 | Lexington Park, MDAll jobs | $133,340 | $4,022/mo | 120 | 0.81 | — |
| 384 | Boston, MAAll jobs | $139,660 | $3,611/mo | 5,280 | 0.94 | — |
| 385 | New York, NYAll jobs | $141,320 | $2,707/mo | 20,000 | 1.02 | — |
Location quotient compares this job's share of local employment with its share nationwide. Above 1.00 means the job is a larger share of local work. Rank is leftover only.
USAJOBS
Federal jobs that pay relocation
13 open postings marked relocation-eligible. Fetched October 10, 2026.
- Clinical (Advanced Practice) Pharmacist (O-5 Billet) Non-Supervisory
ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC) (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) · $1–$150,000 a year
Miami, FL · Miami, FL · Closes October 22, 2026
- Supervisory Pharmacist (Chief)
Quentin N. Burdick Memorial Health Care Facility (Indian Health Service) · $143,662–$186,762 a year
Belcourt, ND · Closes October 23, 2026
- Lead Pharmacist (O-6 Billet) Supervisory
ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC) (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) · $1–$150,000 a year
Los Fresnos, TX · Brownsville, TX · Closes November 5, 2026
- Psychiatric Advanced Practice Provider (O-4/O-5) Non-Supervisory
ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC) (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) · $1–$150,000 a year
Pearsall, TX · San Antonio, TX · Closes November 5, 2026
- Staff Pharmacist (O-5 Billet) Non-Supervisory
ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC) (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) · $1–$150,000 a year
Tacoma, WA · Seattle, WA · Closes November 5, 2026
- Staff Pharmacist (O-5 Billet) Non-Supervisory
ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC) (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) · $1–$150,000 a year
Conroe, TX · Houston, TX · Closes November 5, 2026
- Pharmacist
Defense Health Agency · $132,296–$171,989 a year
Fort Sill, OK · Lawton, OK · Closes November 18, 2026
- Pharmacist
Reynolds Army Health Clinic (Military Treatment Facilities under DHA) · $110,378–$171,989 a year
Fort Sill, OK · Lawton, OK · Closes December 30, 2026
- Pharmacist
Various locations across the Agency (Indian Health Service) · $127,590–$175,945 a year
Camp Verde, AZ · Chinle, AZ · Cibecue, AZ · +114 more · Prescott Valley, AZ, Phoenix, AZ, Lake Havasu City, AZ +29 · Closes December 31, 2026
- Lead Pharmacist (O-5 Billet) Non-Supervisory
ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC) (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) · $1–$150,000 a year
Florence, AZ · Phoenix, AZ · Closes September 30, 2027
- Psychiatric Advanced Practice Provider (O-4/O-5 Billet) Non-Supervisory
ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC) (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) · $1–$150,000 a year
Conroe, TX · Houston, TX · Closes September 30, 2027
- Psychiatric Advanced Practice Provider (O-4/O-5 Billet) Non-Supervisory
ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC) (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) · $1–$150,000 a year
Batavia, NY · Buffalo, NY · Closes September 30, 2027
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By money left each month for one adult in a one-bedroom, after tax and rent, at the BLS OEWS May 2025 median wage for that metro. Cities without a published metro median are left off. Employment and location quotient are shown beside the rank. They do not change the order.
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